The second sexism: Is it time to stop ridiculing men?

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Sexism affects men and boys just as negatively as it affects women and girlsImage Source/Getty Images

Viv Groskop

Published at 12:01AM, May 12 2012

A controversial new book says that women aren’t the only victims of discrimination. Meet the author who is standing up for men

What if sexism is just as bad for men? And what if that situation is making
things even worse for women by perpetuating more sexism? Hmm. As some
feminists might say, “Aw. Bless. Diddums”. But a controversial new book, The
Second Sexism: Discrimination against Men and Boys (Wiley-Blackwell,
£17.99), argues that gender equality will never be achieved as long as we
find the idea of sexual discrimination against men laughable.

The Second Sexism is about the serious stuff, mostly, such as why we
make men go to war. But it’s also about “implicit discrimination”. This just
means stereotyping or double